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HO! HO! HO! Save the date because it’s almost time to kick off the holiday season and celebrate at the Annual Kearny KUEZ Tree Lighting Festival, this year being held on Thursday, November 30th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. outside Town Hall on Kearny Avenue. Rain or shine!

Kearny’s 150th Sesquicentennial Anniversary Block Party celebration will be held at Veteran’s Memorial Field on Sunday, October 1, 2017, 3:00 pm through 8 pm and will feature musical performances, food, a beer garden, local restaurants, zip line and a grand finale fireworks display. There will also be presentations from many of Kearny’s civic and cultural organizations.

The Town of Kearny’s Sesquicentennial Committee has begun organizing the closing event, Kearny’s final celebration of 150 Years of Community. The closing event will showcase the history and diverse cultures of the Town of Kearny at a fun, free, family-friendly event.

(Kearny, NJ) – On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, Mayor Alberto G. Santos and Councilmembers Eileen Eckel, Susan McCurrie, Albino Cardoso, Richard Konopka, Marytrine De Castro and Peter Santana joined Fire Chief Steve Dyl, members of the Kearny Fire Department and local area residents for the ribbon-cutting and re-opening ceremony of Station 1, the town firehouse located at Davis Avenue and Devon Terrace.

(KEARNY, NJ) – On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, the Town of Kearny held its annual Fireworks Celebration at Veteran’s Memorial Field on Belgrove Drive. Mayor Alberto G. Santos along with Councilmembers Carol Jean Doyle, Susan McCurrie and Marytrine De Castro joined Kearny residents for the event. Each year, the July 4th Fireworks Celebration becomes larger and more spectacular.

(Kearny, New Jersey) – During a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 10, 2017, Mayor Alberto G. Santos joined First Ward Council Members Albino Cardoso and Marytrine De Castro and Council Members Eileen Eckel (3rd Ward), Susan McCurrie (4th Ward), Peter Santana (2nd Ward) and members of the Recreation Commission and Board of Education in officially opening the newly renovated Frank R.

Beginning Thursday, June 22nd the Kearny Farmers Market will be opened for business. Shoppers will enjoy “JERSEY FRESH” produce like just picked strawberries and blueberries, honey, specialty cookies and breads, and herbs and flowers.

The Town of Kearny in partnership with We Are One New Jersey Hudson County Center and the Portuguese Cultural Association held a Citizenship Clinic on Saturday, July 1, 2017, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM. The citizenship clinic took place at 408 Schuyler Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032 and the event was open to all interested in becoming a citizen of the United States of America.

On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Town Council, Mayor Alberto G. Santos issued a Proclamation designating May as Lupus Awareness Month in the Town of Kearny to educate the public about Lupus and the needs for research funding, accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that will lead to a cure for this devastating illness that affects so many people.